I have been bombarded with dozens of e-mails from fans who were courteous enough to let me know that my old sparring partner, Roland Martin, has been suspended indefinitely by CNN. I appreciate y’all keeping me in mind when you heard about this!

A few weeks ago, Roland e-mailed me out of the clear blue to tell me that he “owned my ass” during our time together five years earlier, and that I was a “joke” and a “bigot.” He also wrote a completely fabricated account about me allegedly calling him the “n-word,” in hopes that the press would pick up on the story and carry his name into the headlines.

The media usually can’t write a negative story about me quickly enough, but this one was so preposterous even they had to pass it up. Click here to read all about that bizarre incident.

After apologizing for what he called a misunderstanding, Roland Martin is out at CNN.

The network announced Wednesday afternoon that the analyst would be suspended for the foreseeable future.

“Roland Martin’s tweets were regrettable and offensive,” reads the statement. “Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this matter, and Roland will not be appearing on our air for the time being.”

Prompting all of the furor was Martin’s Twitter commentary on Super Bowl commercials, particularly one about the underwear clad David Beckham.

“If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham’s H&M underwear ad,” he wrote, “smack the ish out of him!”

GLAAD (Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) immediately responded by demanding his removal from the news network, though Martin insisted that his tweet was not a homophobic encouragement of violence — but a dig at soccer fans.

“Let me address the issue that some in the LGBT community have raised regarding some of my Super Bowl tweets yesterday,” he wrote. “I made several cracks about soccer as I do all the time. I was not referring to sexuality directly or indirectly regarding the David Beckham ad, and I’m sorry folks took it otherwise.”

The apology was not enough to satisfy those calling for his removal. Following CNN’s news, GLADD responded by applauding the network’s actions.

I can’t believe that I’m about to say this, but Roland Martin should not have been suspended for that comment.

Don’t get me wrong, I can give CNN plenty of legitimate reasons for dismissing Martin, with his lack of talent and intellect being chief among them. But canning him for a vague tweet that offended a few sodomites is almost as ridiculous as the whole Pat Buchanan/MSNBC situation.

This incident also shows us that sodomites currently sit higher than Blacks on the radical egalitarian totem pole, which is interesting. I suppose it is poetic justice that Martin grovels for forgiveness after offending a protected minority, only to fall short of receiving redemption. CNN gave him free reign to slander and libel White people to his heart’s content, but kicked him to the curb the second a pervert took issue with him.

Not that I’m shedding any tears for Roland. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!

In the meantime, he continues to grovel. Here is one of Martin’s most recent tweets.

RT @rolandsmartin: I look forward to meeting with GLAAD in the near future and having a productive dialogue.

Good luck with that!

Revisit some of my exchanges with Roland Martin on CNN by watching the videos below.

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